QUETTA: As many as seven members of a family were killed and their house burnt down by armed men over a land dispute in a village located in the Suhbatpur district of Balochistan. Police and district administration officials said that house was attacked by rivals of the family on Wednesday night. According to the police, […]
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PESHAWAR: Deputy Speaker KP Assembly Suriya Bibi on Monday asked officials of PEDO to resolve the chronic electricity crisis in Upper Chitral on a priority basis. Ms Suriya, member of the provincial assembly from Upper Chitral, held a meeting with chief executive officer of PEDO Jawad Haider and other officials in Peshawar. MNA Chitral Abdul
CHITRAL: On the direction of the district administration of Lower Chitral, an attempt to smuggle cattle out of the district was foiled at Baradam checkpost near the Lowari tunnel. In a statement, the DC office said that the security personnel after being alerted by Levies intelligence in Drosh took action against the persons involved in
ISLAMABAD: An 18-member federal cabinet of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif took oath in Islamabad on Monday. President Asif Ali Zardari administered the oath to the 18 ministers and one minister of state at the Awane Sadr. The ministers are: Khawaja Muhammad Asif, Ahsan Iqbal Chaudry, Rana Tanveer Hussain, Azam Nazeer Tarar, Senator Chaudhry Salik Hussain,
CHITRAL: An injured golden eagle rescued by local people was on Monday released into its natural habitat after being treated by the wildlife department. The eagle was rescued during the recent heavy snowfall in Muldeh locality of Chitral town by the residents. Later, it was handed over to the wildlife department Chitral. The bird was
CHITRAL: An anti-polio drive has started in Chitral amid road blockades in many arras due to heavy snowfall and landsliding. The campaign to administer drops to children under the age of five years will continue for five days, till March 15. The health department has deputed teams to visit door to door and administer drops
ISLAMABAD: Newly-elected President Asif Ali Zardari has decided to declare her daughter Asifa Bhutto Zardari as the First Lady of Pakistan. According to PPP sources, the president will soon give her daughter Asifa the status of the First Lady. Asifa was born on February 3, 1993, and is the youngest daughter of Zardari and former
Onshot is a small village, the first settlement of Laspur, comprising 26 houses. It is situated about five to six kilometers from Mastuj. The village is connected to Mastuj via the single road which serves as the lifeline for the residents of Yarkhoon and Laspur. In the recent heavy snowfall, this vital road has blocked
ISLAMABAD: Supreme Court Chief Justice Qazi Faez Isa administered the oath to Asif Ali Zardai at a ceremony held at the President House in Islamabad on Sunday. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, Speaker National Assembly Sardar Ayaz Sadiq, former Prime Minister and PML-N Supremo Nawaz Sharif, parliamentarians, political leaders, Services Chiefs and other high officials attended
PESHAWAR: Two persons were killed and one was injured in a blast in Nasir Bagh area of Peshawar on Sunday morning. According to police, explosives planted on a motorcycle went off at Board Bazar. Law enforcement agencies have cordoned off the area and shifted the dead bodies to hospital. “As per preliminary and unconfirmed reports,
